Carlsbad Brine Well Remediation ProjectCarlsbad, New MexicoState of New Mexico - Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD)
Presentation to the Legislative Finance CommitteeDan Kwiecinski, NM Operations Manager and Vickie Maranville, NM Consulting Branch Manager June 4, 2018
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• Amec Foster Wheeler officially changed its name on April 16, 2018 to Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. This is a name change only and is administrative in nature.
• Wood has assembled a Team of specialized contractors, capable of implementing all aspects of the project.
Project Team
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• August 1, 1978 - Initial brine production, using a one well system (Eugenie #1), begins at the site.
• Initial operator is Permian Brine Sales.
• December 18, 1982 – OCD issues permit to Permian Brine Sales (Permit Number BW-006).
• July 1995 – I&W assumes ownership of the site.
• April 28, 2009 – All activity is ceased at I&W Site.
• May 1, 2009 – Installation of the Atlas monitoring system at the site is completed.
Introduction – Project Background
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In 2012 retained by OCD to perform:• Monitoring system upgrades &
operation• Evaluation of previous
investigation methods• Conduct Feasibility study
To date, we have gathered and evaluated data from site monitoring instruments over the last 5 years
• Slight pressure increases• Decrease in microseismic
activity
Wood Direct Project Experience
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• Cavity investigations performed to confirm size, shape, and mechanical parameters.
• OCD selected alternative for in-situ fill of the cavity.
Feasibility Study
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Microseismic (MS)• Four MS monitoring stations• One below cavity, three above roof
Atlas Monitoring System (24 hours/7 days)• Four borehole tilt meter• Two pressure transducers to measure pressure at Eugenie #1
(well head/annulus)• Two pressure transducers to measure depth to groundwater
(shallow and deep aquifers)• Pressure transducer to measure depth of water in canal (canal
loading)• Barometric pressure, air & soil temperatures, rain gauge
On-going Methods of Site Monitoring
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• Install a series of wells to extract brine and inject grouto Maintain cavity pressureo Balance volume of brine removed with volume of
grout injectedo Install a grout cap using high mobility grout to
support cavity roofo Install grout columns using low mobility grout to
support grout cap
Proposed Solution
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• Changes to the siteo Installation of security/privacy fencingo Signageo Relocation of neighbors (City of Carlsbad leading effort)
o Expanded site boundarieso Utility connections
o Install additional site instrumentationo Additional BTM’s, HIPIo Locations selected based on CSMo Relocate existing instrumentation
o Install additional MS monitoring siteso Traffic patterns
Site Impacts – Planned Activities
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Milestone Schedule
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• June 30, 2018 -Phase 1a Preliminary Design Completed – Site Survey, Site Security, Traffic Control Planning, Plans and
Permits• July 11, 2018 – Presentation on traffic control to Brine Well
Authority• August 2, 2018 – Proposed Public Informational Meeting• September 2017 – Upgrades to monitoring, site security. • December 2018 – Complete draft design and refine cost
estimate for Phase 2• January 30, 2019 – Field mobilization and site preparation.
Begin Phase 2 – Implementation.• February 20, 2019 – Final design deliverable report
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• Phase 1a/1b $1,522,556• Phase 2 $41,285,952 (with 25% contingency)• Phase 3 $1,176,492 (with 25% contingency)
• Currently estimated with contingency because additional data gathering is required to refine cost
• Phase 1b includes a re-baseline of the cost based on final design.
• Phase 2 cost will be revised to include a 10% contingency.
Project Budget
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• Development of cash flow model to forecast project spending.
• Cost and scope reviewed weekly.• Key Team Members selected based on expertise and
experience.• Support subcontractor services competitively bid to ensure
best value and use of available local resources.• Budgets reflect approved project phases. • Phase 1b allows for cost refinement, including re-baseline
project budget with a 10% contingency.• Invoicing will provide accounting of expenditures.• Contingency use requires pre-approval from EMNRD.
Cost Control
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• All changes will be formally documented and agreed to in writing by EMNRD and Wood and between Wood and its subcontractors. End of month reports will include anticipated changes for the coming month, if any. All work will be performed under approved Task Orders.
• Appropriate approvals by EMNRD PM, Wood PM, and subcontractor PM must will be documented for each task order and contract modification.
Change Management Process
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• E&IS responsible for overall Public Outreach and Community Interaction for this contract
• Project related press releases and public/stakeholder meetings will be coordinated with OCD
• Series of Town Hall meetings are planned throughout the project. – Convey project information at milestones– Convey accurate information to all stakeholders
• Project Fact Sheet is being developed to convey project details to stakeholders, residents, businesses and media.
Public Outreach
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